Vol. 9 in Bridge's comprehensive collection of George Crumb's works features a true masterpiece, Ancient Voices of Children (1970), important early efforts in the Madrigals, Books I-IV (1965, 1969), and a contemporary piano work, Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik (2001), based on Thelonious Monk's jazz standard, 'Round Midnight. Crumb's highly influential work may be described as nocturnal and mystical, and virtually all of his works since the 1960s have been marked by fragile sonorities in echoic ambient spaces, ghostly ...
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Vol. 9 in Bridge's comprehensive collection of George Crumb's works features a true masterpiece, Ancient Voices of Children (1970), important early efforts in the Madrigals, Books I-IV (1965, 1969), and a contemporary piano work, Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik (2001), based on Thelonious Monk's jazz standard, 'Round Midnight. Crumb's highly influential work may be described as nocturnal and mystical, and virtually all of his works since the 1960s have been marked by fragile sonorities in echoic ambient spaces, ghostly quotations, and programmatic allusions to mythology and the occult. Sometimes Crumb's amalgamation of eerie sonic effects and esoteric symbols can seem too much like self-parody, and his music sometimes lapses into silliness through over-reliance on such tricks. But Ancient Voices of Children has its own rare magic, partly because Crumb's trademark sounds fit so well with the delicate poetry of Federico García Lorca, but also because the piece is deeply emotional and heartbreaking, rather...
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Good. Size: 5x0x5; Former library item, with the typical library stamps and markings. Case has light surface wear. CD looks nearly flawless; guaranteed to play.
